Need to make a clear distinction between getting pulled over for breaking a law (regardless of how trivial, and whether or not the locals do or don't obey that law) and getting pulled over to contribute to the officer's standard of living.
In the first case it is quite legitimate to try and talk your way out of it - and that happens all over the world on the assumption that the officer might give you a warning instead of a ticket - but if that fails then the correct fine has to be paid at the right place. What's to complain about?
Not legitimate to pay the officer a bribe to not write the ticket, if only because you are then breaking the law too.
In the last case, I have all the time in the world.
That said, there are always going to be situations where life or limb might be at stake, and in that case, nobody is going to expect everyone to follow a set of guidelines as to what to do or not to do.
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